PrintableComponentContainer.PrintableComponent Property

Used to assign a Windows Forms control or a printing link to a PrintableComponentContainer at runtime.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UI

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v17.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Reporting.Core

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(null)]
[Browsable(false)]
public object PrintableComponent { get; set; }

VB.NET

<Browsable(False)>
<DefaultValue(Nothing)>
Public Property PrintableComponent As Object

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Object	*null*	A Object value.

Remarks

The PrintableComponentContainer allows you to use various third-party visual elements in a report.

To print a control or a printing link, assign it to the PrintableComponentContainer.PrintableComponent property at runtime:

C#

using System.Windows.Forms;

// Create a new report instance. 
XtraReport1 report = new XtraReport1();

// Link the required control (for instance, the Grid Control) with the PrintableComponentContainer of a report. 
report.printableComponentContainer1.PrintableComponent = gridControl;

// Invoke a Print Preview for the created report document.  
ReportPrintTool preview = new ReportPrintTool(report);
preview.ShowRibbonPreview();

VB.NET

Imports System.Windows.Forms

' Create a new report instance. 
Dim report As XtraReport1 = New XtraReport1
' Link the required control (for instance, the Grid Control) with the PrintableComponentContainer of a report. 
report.printableComponentContainer1.PrintableComponent = gridControl

' Invoke a Print Preview for the created report document.  
Dim preview As ReportPrintTool = New ReportPrintTool(report)
preview.ShowRibbonPreview

See Using Third-Party Controls to learn about using the PrintableComponentContainer for embedding DevExpress controls to a report.